Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe approves the 463-home Stoney Wood Quarter proposal at a 9th October hearing, following Barnet’s earlier refusal resolution.
Stoney Wood Quarter wins mayoral hearing backing
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Section 106 agreements often determine what a development must provide and when it can proceed. These reports follow planning obligations, affordable housing delivery, standard agreement proposals and disputes about what should be secured. They sit alongside our main guidance rather than replacing the need to read the agreement for a particular site.For the background and current guidance, see our Section 106 agreement guide.
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Shoreditch Works wins Deputy Mayor’s backing
Deputy Mayor Jules Pipe backs 78 homes and major workspace redevelopment at Shoreditch Works following London’s 7th October call-in hearing.
Warrington 4,200-home framework heads to Cabinet
Warrington’s 4,200-home urban extension heads to Cabinet, but infrastructure phasing remains unfinished and no individual planning permission is granted.
Fishponds 380-home plan has no affordable units
Officers recommend approval for a 380-home Fishponds scheme with no affordable housing, ahead of Bristol’s 14th October committee meeting.
East Grinstead tenth flat refused after privacy appeal
An East Grinstead appeal rejects a tenth flat in a nine-home block over poor privacy, inadequate storage and unsecured habitat contributions.
Affordable homes funding call targets 41,000 extra homes
Housing associations say bringing forward £5.3bn of planned funding could support 41,000 additional homes outside London over ten years.
Medway 12 flats appeal fails without Section 106
An Inspector dismisses a 12-flat Medway appeal without examining listed wartime defences after the developer provides no Section 106 undertaking.
Poets Corner Harrow wins final consent for 1,058 homes
Harrow’s former Civic Centre redevelopment receives formal permission for 1,058 homes after a section 106 agreement secures affordability and training obligations.
Section 106 clearing service moves to MHCLG
MHCLG takes over the Section 106 affordable housing clearing service, requiring existing users to reverify access to unsold affordable housing opportunities.
Gorran Haven housing appeal fails on open space
Five homes could not overcome conservation area and open space harm, while promised affordable housing carried no weight at permission-in-principle stage.
Stoney Wood Quarter 463-home scheme faces mayoral hearing
A 463-home Mill Hill scheme reaches a mayoral representation hearing on 9th October after Barnet councillors resolved to refuse permission.
£1bn housing investment targets up to 4,000 homes
German investor PATRIZIA has pledged £1bn towards up to 4,000 affordable, managed UK homes, but has yet to identify sites or permissions.
Braintree affordable housing appeal keeps 40% pledge
An Inspector has upheld the equivalent of 40% affordable housing despite the developer entering administration, using completed homes and a financial contribution.
Iver Amazon data centre backed despite air quality concerns
Buckinghamshire councillors back a major Amazon data centre with 27 emergency generators, as pollution safeguards and planning obligations remain crucial.
Self-build appeal wins four homes as PD condition rejected
A Chinnor self-build appeal allows four homes after the Inspector rejects proposed permitted development restrictions and applies the 2026 NPPF settlement rules.
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